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rescission

[ri-sizh-uhn] / rɪˈsɪʒ ən /


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The ruling allows the agency to find no endangerment exists, but this rescission avoids arguing the science or challenging particulars of the 2009 finding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

By foreclosing rescission and large damages, the high court substantially narrowed the foundation for any significant plaintiffs’ fee award in future cases, lowering litigation risk at the margins.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

The White House has boasted of this as a pocket rescission.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

In total, the rescission would apply to nearly 45 million acres of the nearly 60 million acres of inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest system, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

It is no doubt only by reason of a condition construed into the contract that fraud is a ground of rescission.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell